A man seen in widely shared photos carrying a Confederate flag inside the U.S. Capitol during last week’s riot has been identified as Kevin, a Delaware man, and he was arrested on Thursday, according to multiple reports.
Two law enforcement officers told The New York Times that Kevin was arrested for his alleged role in the January 6 riot at the Capitol. A spokesperson for the FBI’s Baltimore office confirmed to Newsweek that he turned himself in to the U.S. Marshals Service in Wilmington, Delaware.
On Sunday, the FBI’s Washington field office posted on Twitter asking the public for any information about the man holding the flag.
Investigators have been sifting through thousands of photos and videos to identify people who entered the building. Dozens of arrests have been made so far, and a top federal prosecutor has said he expects hundreds of cases. An arrest is not a conviction, and a response from Kevin was not available in the reports reviewed at the time.
The FBI is still asking the public to help identify others who took part in the riot. Meanwhile, Washington, D.C., and other state capitals are preparing for possible unrest this weekend and next week ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. In Chicago, authorities arrested a man accused of making threats related to the inauguration.
Some D.C. roads have already been closed, and reports say the National Mall will be closed on Inauguration Day. Biden is expected to be sworn in next Wednesday as the 46th president, and because of the coronavirus pandemic there will be no crowds at the ceremony.
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